قدindeed قضيناwe spent فيduring العيدEid يوماa day سعيداhappy
قد قضينا في العيد يوما سعيدا
هوit يومa day السرورjoy جديدnew
هو يوم السرور جديد
We spent a happy day at Eid.
We spent a joyful day during Eid
It is a new day of joy.
It is the day of new delight
وشربناand we drank خمراwine حلالاlawful فكانتso it was
وشربنا خمرا حلالا فكانت
فوقbeyond ماwhat تفعلdo العيونthe eyes السودblack
فوق ما تفعل العيون السود
And we drank lawful wine, and it was
And we drank lawful wine which was
beyond what black eyes can do.
Better than what dark eyes can do
ربmany a ثغرmouth فيduring العيدEid جادgave generously بثغرwith a mouth
رب ثغر في العيد جاد بثغر
هوit أشهىthe most delectable ماwhat يمنحgives العنقودthe grape cluster
هو أشهى ما يمنح العنقود
Many a mouth at Eid freely offered its lips—
A mouth that smiles during Eid gives with a smile
the sweetest gift the grape cluster yields.
The sweetest gift a vine can produce
ياO نديميmy drinking companion يباحis permitted فيduring العيدEid طيفa vision
يا نديمي يباح في العيد طيف
لاnot نرىwe see فيin خيالهits image ماwhat نريدwe desire
لا نرى في خياله ما نريد
O my drinking companion, at Eid a vision is permitted;
My friend, during Eid an apparition is allowed
we do not see in its image what we desire.
In whose image we cannot find what we want
أيهاO العيدEid والظباءand the gazelles ألوفtame
أيها العيد والظباء ألوف
لستI do not أدرىknow واللَهby God ماذاwhat أصيدI hunt
لست أدرى واللَه ماذا أصيد
O Eid, with the gazelles tame,
O Eid and gazelles in thousands
I do not know, by God, what to hunt.
I do not know, by God, what I would hunt
هذهthis الفتنةthe enchantment المضيئةradiant ليلاًby night
هذه الفتنة المضيئة ليلاً
ونهاراًand by day قلبيmy heart بهاby her معمودlove-stricken
ونهاراً قلبي بها معمود
This enchantress, radiant by night
This shining temptation at night
and by day—my heart is stricken by her.
And in daytime my heart baptized by it
إنindeed محرابthe prayer niche حسنهاher beauty فيin حياتيmy life
إن محراب حسنها في حياتي
معبدa temple عندهat it يطيبis sweet السجودprostration
معبد عنده يطيب السجود
Indeed, the prayer niche of her beauty in my life
Indeed the prayer niche of its beauty in my life
is a temple where prostration is sweet.
Is a temple where prostration is sweet
إنindeed ماwhat قدalready لقيتI experienced منof عطفهاher affection الحلوsweet
إن ما قد لقيت من عطفها الحلو
درسهits lesson منfrom جهلهاher ignorance أستفيدI learn
درسه من جهلها أستفيد
Indeed, what I have known of her sweet affection—
What I have received from its sweet affection
I learn its lesson from her ignorance.
Its ignorance has taught me a lesson
آهah منfrom خدهاher cheek ومنand from مقلتيهاher two eyes
آه من خدها ومن مقلتيها
إنindeed قلبيmy heart منfrom ظلمهنtheir cruelty شريدa fugitive
إن قلبي من ظلمهن شريد
Ah, her cheek and her two eyes!
Oh, its cheek and its eyelashes
Indeed, my heart is a fugitive from their cruelty.
My heart is lost in their injustice
جادgave generously بالفتنةwith the enchantment اللعوبplayful زمانtime
جاد بالفتنة اللعوب زمان
هوit بالفتنةwith the enchantment اللعوبplayful سعيدhappy
هو بالفتنة اللعوب سعيد
Time bestowed the playful enchantress;
Playfulness gifted temptation in the past
it is happy with the playful enchantress.
It is happy with temptation and playfulness
Sol 6.1